Looking Glass, 1770–1800, Made in New York, United States, American, Mahogany veneer, gilt gesso, pine, 45 x 20 1/2 in. (114.3 x 52.1 cm), Furniture, While the oval shape of this looking glass hints at the Neoclassical style, introduced into the United States by 1790, the frame, featuring a phoenix-like finial, pierced openwork, and carved-and-gilded S-scrolls, indicates the retention of the Rococo aesthetic that was popular prior to the American Revolution
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Looking Glass, 1770–1800, New York, United States, American, Mahogany veneer, gilt gesso, pine, 45 x 20 1/2, 114.3 52.1 cm, Furniture, oval shape, looking glass hints, Neoclassical style, introduced, 1790, frame, featuring, phoenix, finial, pierced openwork, carved, gilded S-scrolls, indicates, retention, Rococo aesthetic, popular prior, American Revolution
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